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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.

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Counties

County government

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Full list of counties

According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 16 counties, 19 cities, towns, and villages, and 135 special districts. Carson City operates as an independent city.[1]


The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.

Map of counties

Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:

Elections

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2024

See also: United States municipal elections, 2024 and School board elections, 2024

2023

See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023

2022

See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022

2021

See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021

Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Nevada that year.

2020

See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020

Past elections

Initiative process availability

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Nevada

The local units of government in Nevada that make the initiative process available are:

  • General law cities, all seven of which have a state-mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances.
  • Charter cities, all 12 of which have a state-mandated initiative and referendum process for charter amendments. All 12 charter cities also defer to the state law requirements for initiative for ordinances.
  • General law counties, all 16 of which have a state-mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances.[2]

See also

Nevada Municipal government Other local coverage

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